Classroom Communication and Instructional Processes: Advances Through Meta-Analysis

by Gayle,Barbara Mae

• ISBN13: 9780805844245
• ISBN10: 0805844244
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2006-01-31
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This volume offers a systematic review of the literature on communication education and instruction. Making meta-analysis findings accessible and relevant, the editors of this volume approach the topic from the perspective that meta-analysis serves as a useful tool for summarizing experiments and for determining how and why specific teaching and learning experiences have positive student outcomes. The topics covered here are meaningful and relevant to classroom practice, and each chapter offers a summary of existing quantitative social science research using meta-analysis. With contributions from experienced researchers throughout the communication discipline, this work provides a unique analysis of research in instructional communication. Taken together, the chapters in this volume enhance understanding of behaviors, practices, and processes that promote positive student outcomes. This book is a must-read for scholars, graduate students, and researchers in communication education, and will also be of interest to scholars and researchers in education.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Barbara Mae Gayle
I Classroom Communication and Instructional Processes
1 Meta-Analysis, Classroom Communication, and Instructional Processes	3	(12)
Raymond W. Preiss and Mike Allen
2 The Role of Communication in Instruction: The First Three Decades	15	(16)
James C. McCroskey, Virginia P. Richmond, and Linda L. McCroskey
II Educational Practices in the Classroom
3 Pedagogical Issues Underlying Classroom Learning Techniques	31	(12)
Craig Rich, Barbara Mae Gayle, and Raymond W. Preiss
4 Developing Critical Thinking Through Forensics and Communication Education: Assessing the Impact Through Meta-Analysis	43	(18)
Sandra J. Berkowitz
5 How Powerful Is PowerPoint? Analyzing the Educational Effects of Desktop Presentational Programs in the Classroom	61	(16)
Elayne J. Shapiro, Jeff Kerssen-Griep, Barbara Mae Gayle, and Mike Allen
6 Comparisons of College Student Performance Across Computer-Assisted and Traditional Instruction Formats	77	(22)
C. Erik Timmerman and Kristine A. Kruepke
7 Test Anxiety, Academic Self-Efficacy, and Study Skills: A Meta-Analytic Review	99	(14)
Raymond W. Preiss, Barbara Mae Gayle, and Mike Allen
8 Evaluating Peer Mediation Outcomes in Educational Settings: A Meta-Analytic Review	113	(16)
Nancy A. Burrell, Cindy S. Zirbel, and Mike Allen
III Classroom Interactions
9 Classroom Interaction and Educational Outcomes	129	(20)
Jeff Kerssen-Griep, Barbara Mae Gayle, and Raymond W. Preiss
10 The Relationship Between Teacher Immediacy and Student Learning: A Meta-Analysis	149	(20)
Paul L. Witt, Lawrence R. Wheeless, and Mike Allen
11 Race and the Classroom: Interaction and Image	169	(16)
Lisa Bradford, Erica Cooper, Mike Allen, Jennifer Stanley, and Denis Grimes
12 Sex Equity in the Classroom: Do Female Students Lose the Battle for Teacher Attention?	185	(26)
Susanne M. Jones, Kathryn Dindia, and Stacy Tye
13 Communication Apprehension: Issues to Consider in the Classroom	211	(18)
John Bourhis, Mike Allen, and Isabelle Bauman
14 Comparing Distance Education to Face-to-Face Methods of Education	229	(16)
Mike Allen, John Bourhis, Edward Mabry, Nancy A. Burrell, and C. Erik Timmerman
15 Family Care Versus Day Care: Effects On Children	245	(18)
Lindsay M. Timmerman
IV Teacher Effectiveness and Communicative and Instructional Processes
16 An Overview of Teacher Effectiveness Research: Components and Processes	263	(16)
Derek Cortez, Barbara Mae Gayle, and Raymond W. Preiss
17 How Effective are Teacher-Initiated Classroom Questions in Enhancing Student Learning?	279	(16)
Barbara Mae Gayle, Raymond W. Preiss, and Mike Allen
18 A Meta-Analytic Assessment of the Effect of Humorous Lectures on Learning	295	(20)
Diane M. Martin, Raymond W. Preiss, Barbara Mae Gayle, and Mike Allen
19 Exploring the Relationship Between Listening Comprehension and Rate of Speech	315	(14)
Raymond W. Preiss and Barbara Mae Gayle
20 A Meta-Analysis of the Educational Benefits of Employing Advanced Organizers	329	(16)
Raymond W. Preiss and Barbara Mae Gayle
21 Relationship of Teaching Evaluations to Research Productivity for College Faculty	345	(16)
Mike Allen
V Meta-Analysis and Interactional and Instructional Processes in the Classroom
22 The Contributions of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning	361	(18)
Barbara Mae Gayle
23 How Does Meta-Analysis Represent Our Knowledge of Instructional Communication?	379	(16)
Stacy L. Young, Timothy G. Plax, and Patricia Kearney
24 Why SoTL Matters: Knowing What We Need to Know to Make Sure Our Students Learn What They Need to Know to Succeed as Citizens	395	(10)
James L. Applegate
25 What to Do in the Classroom? Evaluating the Advice	405	(18)
Mike Allen, Raymond W. Preiss, and Nancy A. Burrell
Author Biographies	423	(8)
Author Index	431	(18)
Subject Index	449